Henry Havelock

Henry Havelock (5 April 1795-24 November 1857) was a British Army Major-General who served in British colonial campaigns in Burma, Afghanistan, Persia, and India.

Biography
Henry Havelock was born in Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, England on 5 April 1795, and he joined the British Army in 1815. In 1823, he was deployed to India, and he successfully studied the Persian and Hindustani languages before embarkation. He served with distinction in the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824-26, and he became a devout Baptist shortly after, distributing Bibles to all of his soldiers and introducing all-rank Bible study classes. In 1839, as a Captain, he served in the First Anglo-Afghan War, and he served in the wars with the Sikh Empire during the 1840s. In 1854, he became Adjutant-General, India, and, that same year, he commanded a division in the Anglo-Persian War. Peace with Persia freed his troops just as the Sepoy Mutiny broke out in India, and he led a column to quell disturbances in Allahabad before relieving the sieges of Lucknow and Cawnpore. He died of dysentery on 24 November 1857 just weeks after the Siege of Cawnpore was lifted.